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Multilayered and beguiling....The Hamilton <br>Case does enchant, certainly, but--more <br>important--the book admirably and resolutely <br>sees the world as it really is. -- <b>New York Times Book Review</b> <b>William Boyd</b>

Multilayered and beguiling...The Hamilton Case does enchant, certainly, but--more important--the book admirably and resolutely sees the world as it really is. -- New York Times Book Review Hypnotic, lush and calmly observant. -- Washington Post Book World Comic, tragic, haunting, hallucinatory and elusive, but vivid and exact, this is a brilliant book by a brilliant writer. -- Karen Joy Fowler (author of The Jane Austen Book Club ) Michelle de Kretser's The Hamilton Caseratifies every dream one might have of a tropical landscape...She is, however, as smart and up-to-date as she can be...A dazzling performance. -- New York Review of Books An elegant, seductive...work of art. -- Salon.com One of the best arguments against false exotic chic I've read. -- Washington Times The Lost Dog is an uncompromisingly literary (and literate) book: ferociously intelligent, highbrow, allusive and unflinching...There are all kinds of terrors lurking within the heart of the book--these are for the reader to discover--but the one that is most palpable is the undeniable fact that this book is touched, like Rilke's terrible angel, by the terror of greatness. -- Time Engrossing...De Kretser confidently marshals her reader back and forth through the book's complex flashback structure, keeping us in suspense even as we read simply for the pleasure of her prose... De Kretser knows when to explain, and when to leave us deliciously wondering. -- The Seattle Times More often than not, de Kretser nails some situation or foible in 20 words or less...There is much here that dazzles...De Kretser's writing is as boldly beautiful as ever. -- The New York Times Book Review A nuanced portrait of a man in his time. The novel, like Tom, is multicultural, intelligent, challenging, and, ultimately, rewarding. -- Library Journal An intimate and subtle look at Tom Loxley, a well-intentioned but solipsistic Henry James scholar and childless divorce, as he searches for his missing dog in the Australian bush... Things progress rapidly, with a few unexpected turns thrown in as Tom and Nelly get together, the murky circumstances surrounding Felix's disappearance are (somewhat) cleared up and the matter of the missing dog is settled. De Kretser's unadorned, direct sentences illustrate her characters' flaws and desires, and she does an admirable job of illuminating how life and art overlap in the 21st century. -- Publishers Weekly De Kretser's daring willingness to let suspense accrue without promising resolution is a worthy echo of Henry James's brilliance. -- Washington Post That rare treasure, a perfect novel...As the plot grows darker and more complex, de Kretser's prose gleams with sinister beauty. Her sentences sparkle like precious things. -- Time Magazine (Best Books of 2004) Ruminative and roving in form, an intense, immaculate...novel. -- Kirkus Reviews A wonderful tale of obsession, art, death, loss, human failure, and past and present loves. One of Australia's best contemporary writers. -- Harper's Bazaar (Australia) De Kretser's displaced and subtle characters are genuinely interesting, and her writing is emotionally accurate...a fine novel. -- The Guardian (UK) This is the best novel I have read for a long time. The writing is elegant and subtle, and Michelle de Kretser knows how to construct a gripping story. -- Financial Times (UK)

"""Multilayered and beguiling...The Hamilton Case does enchant, certainly, but--more important--the book admirably and resolutely sees the world as it really is."" -- New York Times Book Review ""Hypnotic, lush and calmly observant."" -- Washington Post Book World ""Comic, tragic, haunting, hallucinatory and elusive, but vivid and exact, this is a brilliant book by a brilliant writer."" -- Karen Joy Fowler (author of ""The Jane Austen Book Club"") Michelle de Kretser's The Hamilton Caseratifies every dream one might have of a tropical landscape...She is, however, as smart and up-to-date as she can be...A dazzling performance."" -- New York Review of Books An elegant, seductive...work of art."" -- Salon.com ""One of the best arguments against false exotic chic I've read."" -- Washington Times ""The Lost Dog is an uncompromisingly literary (and literate) book: ferociously intelligent, highbrow, allusive and unflinching...There are all kinds of terrors lurking within the heart of the book--these are for the reader to discover--but the one that is most palpable is the undeniable fact that this book is touched, like Rilke's ""terrible angel,"" by the terror of greatness."" -- Time ""Engrossing...De Kretser confidently marshals her reader back and forth through the book's complex flashback structure, keeping us in suspense even as we read simply for the pleasure of her prose... De Kretser knows when to explain, and when to leave us deliciously wondering."" -- The Seattle Times ""More often than not, de Kretser nails some situation or foible in 20 words or less...There is much here that dazzles...De Kretser's writing is as boldly beautiful as ever."" -- The New York Times Book Review ""A nuanced portrait of a man in his time. The novel, like Tom, is multicultural, intelligent, challenging, and, ultimately, rewarding."" -- Library Journal ""An intimate and subtle look at Tom Loxley, a well-intentioned but solipsistic Henry James scholar and childless divorce, as he searches for his missing dog in the Australian bush... Things progress rapidly, with a few unexpected turns thrown in as Tom and Nelly get together, the murky circumstances surrounding Felix's disappearance are (somewhat) cleared up and the matter of the missing dog is settled. De Kretser's unadorned, direct sentences illustrate her characters' flaws and desires, and she does an admirable job of illuminating how life and art overlap in the 21st century."" -- Publishers Weekly ""De Kretser's daring willingness to let suspense accrue without promising resolution is a worthy echo of Henry James's brilliance."" -- Washington Post ""That rare treasure, a perfect novel...As the plot grows darker and more complex, de Kretser's prose gleams with sinister beauty. Her sentences sparkle like precious things."" -- Time Magazine (Best Books of 2004) ""Ruminative and roving in form, an intense, immaculate...novel."" -- Kirkus Reviews ""A wonderful tale of obsession, art, death, loss, human failure, and past and present loves. One of Australia's best contemporary writers."" -- Harper's Bazaar (Australia) ""De Kretser's displaced and subtle characters are genuinely interesting, and her writing is emotionally accurate...a fine novel."" -- The Guardian (UK) ""This is the best novel I have read for a long time. The writing is elegant and subtle, and Michelle de Kretser knows how to construct a gripping story."" -- Financial Times (UK)"

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Michelle de Kretser is a Sri Lankan who has lived in Australia since 1972. Her previous book, The Hamilton Case (L,B 2004) received the Commonwealth Writers Prize (SE Asia and Pacific) and the Society of Authors' (U.K) Encore Award for best second novel of the year. It was also first runner-up 2004 for B&N's Discover Award in Fiction and a New York Times Notable Book. THE LOST DOG is her third novel.

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